Sun, May 28, 2023 thru Sat, Jun 3, 2023
Sun, May 28, 2023
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| Wow! Table all cleaned up and ready for Monday's Train Day! |
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| Table cleaned up, but looks like I need to fix some paint that was inadvertently added to the canvas. |
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| There, that looks much better. I just used a black marker to blot out the paint marks. |
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| The last of three tables all cleared and ready for more work. |
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| I even cleaned out the spaces I used that I hadn't used before. |
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| Oops! In order to get the three tables cleared, all that stuff had to go somewhere. Here it is. I will try my best to clear this off this week. |
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| Just one more area that really needs some work... My Workbench! |
Mon, May 29, 2023
Train Day!
with...
Marcus Thorsen (6-7pm) 1 hr.
Jordan Osborn (6-7:30pm) 1.5 hrs.
Rob Fair (6-8:15pm) 2.25 hrs.
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| Marcus brought another panel for the layout... |
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| Marcus also brought a box full of cars he found at a local garage sale. |
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| Hey Jordan! |
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| These are the cars I picked from the heavy selection. |
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| Rob is going to weather the roadway tonight. |
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| I am going to clear the Train Order Board |
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| Rob Fair begins the weathering on Marion St. Oak Park IL |
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| Using several techniques to get just the right "look". |
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| I was ready for some train running, but that didn't happen. |
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| Nice work, Rob. I like the grease marks in the middle of the roadway. |
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| We moved on down Marion St. to paint the sidewalks. |
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| And painting the sidewalks connected to the building base. |
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| Finished product! Nice work, Rob Fair! |
Tue, May 30, 2023
No train activity today.
Wed, May 31, 2023
No train activity today.
Thu, Jun 1, 2023
Video production for monthly train layout update.
First step: Record the video tonight.
15 minutes
Fri, Jun 2, 2023
Next steps:
Downloading: 10 min.
Editing w/Power Director: 10 min.
Producing: 4 min.
Producing & Uploading the final version to YouTube: 20 min.
Total Actual Time Spent: 44min.
Duration: 00:04:28 mins.
A little work on the RR...30 minutes
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| Tonight I will paint the gutters on Marion Street. |
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| Gutters painted and ready to pull off the tape. |
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| Tape is off and gutters remain. Next I install the sidewalks. Tomorrow... |
Sat, Jun 3, 2023
Back at it on the RR...working on the Marion Street sidewalks.
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| I finished painting the gutters that got "ripped" out. |
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| Now I'm installing the sidewalks. Gluing in place. |
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| Also cutting and pieces the sidewalks together on the approach and under the bridge. |
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| Now I just need to finish painting the white sidewalks a concrete color and then ask Rob Fair to weather on Monday. |



























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